Bisphenol-a-fumarate polyester cinnamate photopolymer

ABSTRACT

BISPHENOL-A-FUMARATE POLYESTER RESIN IS REACTED WITH A CINNAMOYLATING AGENT, SUCH AS CINNAMOYL CHLORIDE, TO GIVE A PHOTOPOLYMER, USEFUL IN LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES.

United States Patent 3,737,407 BISPHENOL-A-FUMARATE POLYESTER- CINNAMATEPHOTOPOLYMER' Daniel C. Thomas, Covina, Calif., assignor to average sum of m and n is not greater than three; with an approximately equal molar quantity of dicarboxylic acid. Kass discloses as useful dicarboxylic acids at least a major portion of fumaric or maleic acid or maleic anhydride;

5 and also, that the polyester of his patent can be made by a i ggg gg ig f' cation Set esterification techniques well known in the art and as isof si'iiafiut 231 1869.- This s ii fiomune 1; desFribed. i i Species the t has 1971 149,024 claimed 1n claim 2 A curable polyester resin having a 1m; CL cog 17 17 14 melting point of at least 90 C., comprising the esteri- US. Cl. 260-47 UA 1 Claim 10 fication product of 2.2-di(4-beta hydroxy ethoxy phenyl) propane and fumaric acid. He more broadly claims at claim 7, for instance. A curable polyester resin having a ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE melting point of at least 80 0, comprising the esterificahisphmol-A-hlmafate Polyester resin is reacted Wlth tion product of a dihydric alcohol conforming to the a cinnamoylating agent, such as cinnamoyl chloride, to 15 f ul give a photopolymer, useful in lithographic plates.

This is a continuation of copending application Ser. mom'ro A O (0R)H No. 835,764, filed June 23, 1969, now abandoned.

This invention relates to a new photopolymer suitable f use on li h hi plates d f he h t wherein R is an alkyne radical having from two to three chanical processes. It also relates to a method for pre- Carbon atoms, A is a 2'illkyldhlh radical havlng from paring the new photopolymer. N three to four carbon atoms, in and n are each at least One object of this invention is to provide an inherently and the average 511m of m and n is not Over three; light-sensitive polymer for use in the graphic arts and With a Substantially equal molar q y of 1, 2 particularly for preparing or forming surface-type litho- Y ethaflc-" Basically, the resin 0f the Present ihVCn' hi l t d hi i tion is made by reacting a bisphenol derivative with A h bj f h invention i to id a h fumaric acid. The chemical structure of this resin impolymer which'may be applied directly in contact with a parts superlof resistance to Water, fields, and bases, P metal support member or over a sub-layer that lie ticularly at elevated temperatures. As a result, it has a top of h metaL Th photopolymer may b applied ihigher heat distortion temperature, about 285 F., than rectly to many different types of metal surfaces, such as do convehhonal p y f The Same ial has XC lsteel, copper, and aluminum without producing undesirlent electrlcal propertles, Particularly after exposure to b flt highhumidity, which enables the product of this invention The photopolymer of this invention is suitable for a of making Printed Circuits- The base resin variety of uses in lithographic and photomechanical proc- 'hi slgh'lficahf temperature-Viscositygelation Charesses, including the production of printed circuits, chemactenstlcs Whlch glve it good Strength- Also, it can ical milling, and chemical etching processes. It enables h more Styrene h can convehtiohal Polyester resins the utilization of automated processes in producing print- 40 Wlthout a 1055 of physlcal P p 80 a c st reduced plates for use in lithographic operations, since it is Percent lower than the actual Polyester resins- 'p ofheing developed y Organic Solvents as Well These resins are sold under the trademark Atlac in as by emulsion developers. tion is significant. Further, it has a specific gravity about According t0 the Present invention, a Phenol-A- several different types, some of which are as follows:

Atlac 382E 332-13 332-2 382-O5 Resinstyrene ratio Solid 67/33 60/40 /50. vrscoslty (cps) 23 Q 3,000i2,000.- 23001200". 5003;100 Acid number oIliquirL Max. 27 Max. 18 Max. 16 Max. 14.

olor Amber Amber. Specific gravity... 1.03. Storage life at 75 Physical form wherein A is a 2-alkylidene radical with three to four carbon atoms, R is an alkylene radical with two to three carbon atoms, In and n are each at least one and the Atlac 382 resin has an acid number of 20, which is an indication that'free carboxyl groups are present in the resin which may react with the cinnamoyl chloride to form the bisphenol-A-fumarate polyester cinnamate photopolymer of this invention.

As an example of the invention, 10 grams of Atlac 382E, 10 grams of cinnamoyl chloride, and 30 cc. of n-methyl-Z-pyrrolidone are added to a 250 ml. beaker and heated to 112 C., at atmospheric pressure to dissolve the resin. Then, the mixture is heated at 112 C.- 124 C., for one hour to produce the desired reaction. The bisphenol-A-fumarate polyester cinnamate reaction product may then be precipitated in 200 ml. methanol and water, washed several times with methanol and water to remove cinnamoyl chloride, and then dried.

The photopolymer of this example has been used successfully on ball grained aluminum plates to make a 3 presensitized negative-working lithographic printing plate; it gave a good strong image upon exposure and development.

The photoploymer of this example has also been used to make a presensitized negative-working diazo-photopolymer plate by overcoating a high-speed negativeworking diazo plate with the photopolymer. It gave good results with ten-second exposures.

The same photopolymer has also been used successfully to make positive-working diazo-photopolymer plates.

In addition, the photopolymer of this invention can be used to make a photoresist plate. For example, ten parts by weight of the bisphenol-A-fumarate polyester-cinnamate polymer were dissolved in two hundred parts by weight of cyclohexanone, with one part of Michlers Ketone. The solution Was applied to a printed circuit board, and the solvent was evaporated. Then, the board was dried to remove residual solvent, giving an unexposed photoresist plate.

This plate was then exposed, through a negative of a desired printed circuit, for ten minutes to a xenon arc lamp at 1200 foot candles. The exposed plate was developed by rocking it in xylene to remove the unexposed areas, and then the plate was dried. After drying, the plate was etched with a 42 B. ferric chloride solution to give the desired printed circuit.

To those skilled in the art to which this invention relates, many changes in construction and widely differing embodiments and applications of the invention will suggest themselves without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The disclosures and the descripwherein R is an alkylene radical having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, A is a 2-alkylidene radical having 3 to 4 carbon atoms, m and n are each at least one and the average sum of m and n is not greater than 3, and (b) heating and reacting the dissolved polyester resin with cinnamoyl chloride to form the photopolymer.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,634,251 4/1953 Kass 260 -454 3,066,117 11/1962 Thoma et a1. 26077.5

FOREIGN PATENTS 1,112,277 5/ 1968 Great Britain.

MELVIN GOLDSTEIN, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 

